Author Topic: International Politics Thread - Disease and Disaster (Read 1686369 times)

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7320 on:** October 19, 2019, 01:35:10 PM »

I'm just a dumb Canadian but I think what he actually meant to say was unless the UK actually stay in the UK then the UK actually stay in the Uk Northern Ireland and Ireland border issue.

Tripon · « **Reply #7321 on:** October 19, 2019, 01:42:35 PM »

Quote from: Raist on October 19, 2019, 01:32:22 PM

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM
I'm still a dumb american, but I don't see how they'll ever figure out the Northern Ireland and Ireland border issue unless the UK actually stay in the UK.

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM
I'm still a dumb american

Quote from: Tripon on October 19, 2019, 12:07:13 PM
unless the UK actually stay in the UK.

Checks out.

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 19, 2019, 01:35:10 PM

I'm just a dumb Canadian but I think what he actually meant to say was unless the UK actually stay in the UK then the UK actually stay in the Uk Northern Ireland and Ireland border issue.

Oops.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7322 on:** October 19, 2019, 01:47:43 PM »

There there - yaere is th and all that.

benjipwns · « **Reply #7323 on:** October 19, 2019, 05:37:50 PM »

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Boris Johnson has sent a letter to the EU to request a Brexit delay - but without his signature, according to a Downing Street source.

The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, which says he believes that a delay would be a mistake, the source said.

The PM was required by law to ask the EU for an extension to the 31 October deadline after losing a Commons vote.

Donald Tusk tweeted to confirm he had received the extension request.

Nintex · « **Reply #7324 on:** October 19, 2019, 05:47:38 PM »

Macron is against the extension.

Occam · « **Reply #7325 on:** October 19, 2019, 06:10:30 PM »

Quote from: benjipwns on October 19, 2019, 05:37:50 PM

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Boris Johnson has sent a letter to the EU to request a Brexit delay - but without his signature, according to a Downing Street source.

The request was accompanied by a second letter, signed by Mr Johnson, which says he believes that a delay would be a mistake, the source said.

The PM was required by law to ask the EU for an extension to the 31 October deadline after losing a Commons vote.

Donald Tusk tweeted to confirm he had received the extension request.

Hahahaha!

Apparently it was three letters. Seems he wanted to make certain that there was no misunderstanding:

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Boris Johnson sends the EU THREE letters: One (not signed by him) asks to delay Brexit beyond Oct 31, the second makes clear the first is from Parliament - not the Government, and the third urges Brussels NOT to grant an extension

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7592073/Boris-Johnson-sends-THREE-letters-EU-one-urge-Brussels-NOT-grant-delay.html

Raist · « **Reply #7326 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:10:27 PM »

https://twitter.com/PaulBrandITV/status/1185661976258605056

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7327 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:15:47 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #7328 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:17:36 PM »

not funny Rumbler, you suck, I hate you

POST NOT SIGNED BY BENJIPWNS

benjipwns · « **Reply #7329 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:17:39 PM »

Rumbler, I love you no matter what you post

SIGNED,
BENJIPWNS

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7330 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:18:10 PM »

Nintex · « **Reply #7331 on:** October 19, 2019, 07:23:57 PM »

A true power move would've been if Boris had called Trump to dictate the letter

kingv · « **Reply #7332 on:** October 19, 2019, 08:18:47 PM »

Quote from: Nintex on October 19, 2019, 05:47:38 PM

Macron is against the extension.

Of course he is. There’s going to be some in the EU who are going to want to let the U.K. get all the smoke they’re looking for.

I would not be surprised if that deal gets approved at the 11th hour on the idea that it’s nominally better than nothing.

From the sound of it, the deal is basically just an interim deal though that expires in a year or two. I suspect both sides think they will be able to negotiate from a place of power after Brexit is already done... but it’s a pretty huge gamble.

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #7333 on:** October 20, 2019, 12:10:51 AM »

ethnic channel coverage of the election lead-in has been interesting
lots of talking points about the "medium class", had a kind hearted giggle over that one

Occam · « **Reply #7334 on:** October 20, 2019, 08:12:02 AM »

Looks like the EU is willing to grant an extension.
A possible new date could be one month later, according to the Guardian.

It never ends.

Tripon · « **Reply #7335 on:** October 20, 2019, 10:52:18 AM »

https://twitter.com/JohnDelaney/status/1185915705734160384

Tripon · « **Reply #7336 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:39:53 PM »

https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1185972431523065857

Obama finally made an endorsement.

Tripon · « **Reply #7337 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:52:06 PM »

Quote from: shosta on October 20, 2019, 01:45:05 PM

NDP has almost one-fifth of the vote so that shows you what kind of person Obama is, that he'd rather endorse the center-left party run by the "costume enthusiast" than the social-democratic party run by the Sikh.

Somebody check which parties that both Trudeau and Obama were at.

Tripon · « **Reply #7338 on:** October 20, 2019, 09:00:35 PM »

https://twitter.com/bbcnickrobinson/status/1186027987801694214

Tripon · « **Reply #7339 on:** October 20, 2019, 11:29:38 PM »

https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1185993032300146688
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1185993710582095872

Raist · « **Reply #7340 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:31:34 AM »

https://twitter.com/StewartWood/status/1186270543017922560

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7341 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:52:39 AM »

Quote from: shosta on October 20, 2019, 01:45:05 PM

NDP has almost one-fifth of the vote so that shows you what kind of person Obama is, that he'd rather endorse the center-left party run by the "costume enthusiast" than the social-democratic party run by the Sikh.

Obama would already be right of the party he did endorse.

Voted - really nervous that the tories will get in this time.

Rufus · « **Reply #7342 on:** October 21, 2019, 11:03:47 AM »

Quote from: Raist on October 21, 2019, 10:31:34 AM

https://twitter.com/StewartWood/status/1186270543017922560

Yet it's the Brexitoons who jeer about the EU not caring about NI and want to cut them loose.

Boogie · « **Reply #7343 on:** October 21, 2019, 11:16:46 AM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 10:52:39 AM

Quote from: shosta on October 20, 2019, 01:45:05 PM
NDP has almost one-fifth of the vote so that shows you what kind of person Obama is, that he'd rather endorse the center-left party run by the "costume enthusiast" than the social-democratic party run by the Sikh.

Voted - really nervous that the tories will get in this time.

Eh, looks like worst-case scenario is that they will only have a minority, so unlikely they will get to do too much damage.*

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*famous last words.

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Raist · « **Reply #7344 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:44:42 PM »

Today in "the UK government gives no fucks".

https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1186324578559315969

https://twitter.com/mattuthompson/status/1186326546417672195

And Barclay did an oopsie (shocking I know).

https://twitter.com/EleniCourea/status/1186261286931390464

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7345 on:** October 21, 2019, 01:58:44 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on October 21, 2019, 11:16:46 AM

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 10:52:39 AM
Quote from: shosta on October 20, 2019, 01:45:05 PM
NDP has almost one-fifth of the vote so that shows you what kind of person Obama is, that he'd rather endorse the center-left party run by the "costume enthusiast" than the social-democratic party run by the Sikh.

Voted - really nervous that the tories will get in this time.

Eh, looks like worst-case scenario is that they will only have a minority, so unlikely they will get to do too much damage.*

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*famous last words.
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I agree to some extent that it won't hurt too bad at the federal level but not having a Lib government will let Ford and the other conservative premiers do a lot of damage with no federal government to check them.

Nintex · « **Reply #7346 on:** October 21, 2019, 05:19:16 PM »

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/1186312676265336833

benjipwns · « **Reply #7347 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:09:33 PM »

have the barricades gone up in Quebec yet? have Saskatchewan and Alberta launched a secessionist invasion of Manitoba while special forces are occupying Dawson Creek?

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7348 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:43:00 PM »

Liberals looking OK. NDP is getting hammered

Tripon · « **Reply #7349 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:48:09 PM »

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 09:43:00 PM

Liberals looking OK. NDP is getting hammered

Offering clean drinking water to First Nation people = BAD, according to Candian voting populace.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7350 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:53:00 PM »

Bernier might lose. That would be so nice.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7351 on:** October 21, 2019, 09:55:13 PM »

Quote from: Tripon on October 21, 2019, 09:48:09 PM

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 09:43:00 PM
Liberals looking OK. NDP is getting hammered

Offering clean drinking water to First Nation people = BAD, according to Candian voting populace.

No it's more, they can't risk the Tories getting in. Also, they lead a dude with a turban when their stronghold in the last two elections was in xenophobic quebec.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7352 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:04:49 PM »

CBC calling out the tories for hiding Ford all summer is strange.

kingv · « **Reply #7353 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:07:40 PM »

Guess we know who Trudeau is dressing up as on Halloween.

benjipwns · « **Reply #7354 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:10:19 PM »

one hell of a big ~~district~~ riding

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7355 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:11:36 PM »

Quote from: shosta on October 21, 2019, 10:02:50 PM

Quote from: Madrun Badrun on October 21, 2019, 09:55:13 PM
No it's more, they can't risk the Tories getting in. Also, they lead a dude with a turban when their stronghold in the last two elections was in xenophobic quebec.
https://twitter.com/getfiscal/status/1186349533590163456

This is wrong. Why don't Americans vote green? or have more than two real parties? They vote so strategically that they don't even get the chance to pretend about 11-dimensional chess.

It's also that just because the Libs don't campaign on an issue doesn't mean they don't support it. The NDP can campaign on a lot of nice things because they don't have a chance of getting in.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7356 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:13:28 PM »

Well this is OK. An NDP supported government wouldn't be so bad but minority governments can also be pretty unstable and I'l prefer a smooth 4 years.

Tripon · « **Reply #7357 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:19:48 PM »

I believe that Get Fiscal guy is Canadian. Which is a bit weird at most of his twitter posts is about taking pot shots at American politicos.

Actually, that makes some sense.

benjipwns · « **Reply #7358 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:28:48 PM »

BUILD. THE. NORTHERN. WALL.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7359 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:34:35 PM »

LOL conservatives changing channel from CBC when they called it for the Libs

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7360 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:37:03 PM »

The BQ numbers really mess with a minority in a way that I'd like it. It will make it hard for the feds to fight Bill-21.

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #7361 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:43:17 PM »

BQ really broke out big

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7362 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:49:17 PM »

I grew up with the BQ being big so this feels like a return to normal for me but I guess I really shouldn't feel that way.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7363 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:51:32 PM »

Neither Libs or Tories got over a third of the popular vote - that's kind of crazy.

Bernier lost!!!!

benjipwns · « **Reply #7364 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:52:09 PM »

Time for Quebexit

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7365 on:** October 21, 2019, 10:57:08 PM »

Numbers might work for just Libs and NDP and with the NDP dying hard, it might make the minority stable for a good number of years.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7366 on:** October 21, 2019, 11:08:18 PM »

Albertans on the CBC already complaining and talking about alienation. Seems to happen everytime they lose.

benjipwns · « **Reply #7367 on:** October 21, 2019, 11:13:04 PM »

now, Mr. President, it's important that while Canada is weak and divided: FIFTY-FOUR FORTY OR FIGHT!

benjipwns · « **Reply #7368 on:** October 21, 2019, 11:13:16 PM »

sorry that was supposed to be a memo to the Oval Office

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7369 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:11:10 AM »

Well, this night turned out a lot better than I hoped.

benjipwns · « **Reply #7370 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:13:05 AM »

I attribute it to an "Era of Good Feelings" brought about by the Toronto Raptors championship.

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #7371 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:17:22 AM »

oh man, I missed out on some cutting edge rhetoric in this country due to acknowledging American politics more

https://twitter.com/YVR_Hanson/status/1172311326078562305

https://twitter.com/YVR_Hanson/status/1172894732835442690

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #7372 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:19:55 AM »

if the government just employs everyone, things should be just fiiiine

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #7373 on:** October 22, 2019, 12:20:31 AM »

Quote from: shosta on October 22, 2019, 12:19:15 AM

That's because public sector jobs can charge monopoly prices for goods

is this more of that inane, vague thing called "the economy" again?

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7374 on:** October 22, 2019, 01:13:21 AM »

JT didn't even wait for Scheer to finish his speech. What a chad move.

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #7375 on:** October 22, 2019, 01:15:27 AM »

NDP has 2x the votes of BQ but 7 less seats

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7376 on:** October 22, 2019, 01:22:35 AM »

Ya, the BQ has like 1/4 the candidates to get votes.

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #7377 on:** October 22, 2019, 01:24:48 AM »

ndp can't go in on election reform since Conservatives are winning the popular vote so they'd benefit too lmao

team filler · « **Reply #7378 on:** October 22, 2019, 01:26:46 AM »

https://twitter.com/wyattreed13/status/1186482511779717121

OnlyRegret · « **Reply #7379 on:** October 22, 2019, 02:53:44 AM »

CBC panel with the everyone disappointing, except BQ which means disappointment for Canada, take

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